AIMP is a skinnable audio player similar to Winamp that supports most audio formats, as well as Internet radio. Features include a mini-player, colorizing of individual skins, equalizer, visualizations, playlist, global hotkeys, library and plug-ins capability. The application also includes a built-in tag editor, alarm clock and auto-shutdown.

46 comments on AIMP

smaragdus REALLY? wow I didn't realize that looks over substance was so important to sum people. Now I'm curious what others think about the "looks" of V4 or if most just don't care like me, please don't misunderstand I understand how you feel its just foreign 2me is all I'm saying. Of course if V3 suits your needs then by all means that's the correct version for you to use, no matter what I or others think. Enjoy.:)MIKLO

@EnternalUgliness always make me shiver and nauseate of disgust. By the way I am not using AIMP version 3 default skin Pandemic but Siveria. I have added several Winamp add-ons which work with AIMP 3 (for example for playing LA files) but I am not sure that they will be compatible with version 4 (most likely they will be). I have no reason whatsoever to update to version 4 since AIMP 3 can play all the formats I need. More- there is a moral problem- for me updating to version 4 means succumbing to the ubiquitous modern evil of flat ugliness while choosing not to update means that I refuse to accept the developer's detestable taste. If I saw AIMP version 4 for the first time I would have never bothered to test it.

@smaragduThe new version is simply just a new version that has a new default skin and a major number increment. So you could just update your AIMP3 in place and simply select the old skin (Pandemic). It works perfectly.

For fresh installs, I simply copied over "Pandemic AIO Simple.acs3" from AIMP3 skins folder into AIMP4 skins folder and it works perfectly fine.

There is no need to "stand" or "vomit" over a new default skin when you can easily change it back while keeping AIMP internals up-to-date.

Disappointed that recent updates have made this program too distracting. Can improve it by disabling annoying scrolling text animation via Options - Templates - Running Line Animation - Set Movement (for annoying file scrolling) to "Disabled". Sadly, no way to turn off the volume animation and I can't figure out how to disable the song title popping up at the top of the screen.

I've changed the filesize in this entry to reflect a full installation with one language installed.According to the installer, the other installation options gives you these filesizes:Normal (14.03 MB), Minimal (10.73 MB).

Hi, try this one: http://www.aimp.ru/index.phpJust click on the "EN" (English) small square that´s placed to the right, by the top quarter of the page. Enjoy.

Dudu2010-11-12 12:30

Yes, I use this player more than one year and it's very good! Good work!(Brazil)

Ancient Images2010-08-17 18:18

I love this program. It's replaced Winamp as my "tiny audio player" (with MediaMonkey filling in the role as a heavy-duty iTunes replacement). AIMP2 not only does almost everything one could ask for, it looks fantastic as well--Euphoria Lux is easily my favorite audio player skin on the market.

My only problem is that it's a bit hard to look at file informat... replaygain data and whatnot. I'm just not sure how to do it, and in Winamp all I had to do was hit the little 'i' and everything I needed to know was at my fingertips.

MarkB2010-06-20 01:43

You are right, DevNull. Bad news.

DevNull2010-06-07 02:32

I have discovered that while this app is portable, it is not "stealth". It leaves some entries in the registry:

I tried doing the portable install with nothing except the English version of the help file and I still go the entries above in my registry.

The last version that seemed to be totally "stealth" was v2.51.330.

MarkB2010-05-24 00:03

One feature were XMPlay scores: gapless playback. It is implemented extremely well in XNPLay. AIMP lacks that feature completely, although it uses the same audio engine (Bass audio library) as XMPLay afaik.

jack2010-05-18 04:16

Best out there. Completely portable, including playlist creation with relative paths. (relative paths for the playlists is an option that must be set in the "options" panel.)

iam2010-02-16 20:32

I agree with Mark B. Apparently Portable Paul has not done any real portable installation of AIMP. I have taken every AIMP update and never lost any settings yet. I either use the portable install to a temp location or use Universal Extractor, extract all the files, shut AIMP down, copy all files over the top of what is already there, start it up, and it is as if nothing is any different. Both ways work very well. And yes, I turned off the updater plugin, I don't get any nagging, it's very easy to do.

MarkB2010-01-10 13:13

Apparently there are people who use software without having a look at the manual, Help, list of plugins, the program folder(s) or other essentials first. These are often the same people who moan and complain. AIMP's automatic update can be disabled by disabling the updater plugin (aimp_update.dll). And there is no need to keep the plugins you don't need, is there?

By the way AIMP has a tabbed playlist interface (XMPlay hasn't), allowing you to open several playlists and folders simultaneously. And AIMP has a lot of other extras, such as a WYSIWYG skin editor, utilities etc. If you don't need them, yes in that case XMPlay is an excellent choice. And XMPlay has one big advantage: radio streams can be saved 'raw'.

Portable Paul2010-01-07 05:12

I'm going back to xmplay. I love the interface and the skins but there's no way to check for updates. "IMPORTANT NOTICE YOU MUST UPGRADE" nag message is worse than adware. There is no option to disable it. You are forced to update, which is a full:download zip, extract executable, run installer, select folder, select plugins.... etc... nothing is retained or preselect based on your 4 day old still running version.

Admin/Mods, It should be noted/corrected in the Synopsis that the Converter & Recorder are now a separate/standalone download labeled AIMP Tools (same V & Build #).Maybe a second entry should be added to reflect.Please delete post upon updating.

itwriter2010-01-06 11:27

Sorry, AIMP. You're not as tiny as XMPlay, or as full-featured as Winamp. I like you very much, but you come third.

Chanio2009-12-10 23:54

Now, the installer asks if we want to make a portable application. So, it omits creating the extensions associations or mime/types and installs all in one folder. We should also uncheck the explorer shortcuts.

AncientImages2009-12-08 11:39

Simply the best Winamp-style audio player out there.

terryp2009-12-02 05:55

Really nice and fast mp3 player. Looks and sounds great and has excellent features. Makes many of the other popular players seem bloated and buggy.

sgz2009-09-16 12:33

AIMP has a portable option in installer. There is no need to use any tricks.

Dino2009-03-20 02:02

I've tried most audio players. AIMP player is simply the best. Small in size great in features and also consume less memory. Only wish the help will be in english.

ghostza2008-12-30 01:51

Install it from the installer to portable device with portable option.

How easy !

Ignatiu2008-10-27 03:13

Great player, I'm using it for about a half a year, and it's working much better than Winamp.

adi2008-10-15 15:18

This player it is Amazing. Good Work !

Gopher2008-10-14 16:21

I wish it was stealth. I'm sticking with the good old XMplay.

Chrysant2008-10-14 15:53

Works like a charm! Lesser memory and processor usage then Winamp. Nice design. Recommendable!